Add a Date/Time To a Total Launcher Page

This procedure demonstrates how to add a dynamic date/time to the page, position it, and remove unwanted objects to customize the page layout.

1. Enable ''Edit Mode'' (if not already active) to allow modification of the page layout.
2. On the Object Design menu tap the Add icon .
3. In the Graphic dialog, select Text from the Add dialog.
   1. In the Action on Tap dialog, select Default
   2. The default Text object is placed on the screen, enclosed in a bounding box indicating it is selected.
4. While the Text object is highlighted, from the Object Design Menu (top) select Options icon
5. In the Object Options Edit dialog, select Text
6. The Text format dialog opens. Select Date/Time, which causes the default MMM d, yyyy to be entered in the dialog's input line.
   1. Replace the default symbols with the characters desired to represent the day, month, date, 12/24 hour time, hour, minute, and time zone. For details see this table

      ​^ Grouping ^ Symbol ^ Presentation ^ Description ^

      Month	M	Month	Month in year (e.g., July; 07)
      	L	Month	Standalone month in year
      Date	d	Number	Day in month
      	E	Text	Day name in week (e.g., Tuesday)
      	u	Number	Day number of week (1 = Monday, …, 7 = Sunday)
      Year	y	Year	Year (e.g., 1996; 96)
      	Y	Year	Week year
      Time: 24/12hr	H	Number	Hour in day (0-23)
      	k	Number	Hour in day (1-24)
      	K	Number	Hour in am/pm (0-11)
      	h	Number	Hour in am/pm (1-12)
      Minute	m	Number	Minute in hour
      Second	s	Number	Second in minute
      	S	Number	Millisecond
      AM/PM	a	Text	Am/pm marker
      Time Zone	z	General time zone	Pacific Standard Time; PST
      	Z	RFC 822 time zone	-0800
      	X	ISO 8601 time zone	-08; -0800; Z

      • ​Pattern Examples

      ​ * To achieve the format Thursday - April 9, 2026 GMT, you would use the following patterns: ​ - Standard Long Form: EEEE - MMMM d, yyyy z ​ - Abbreviated Form: E - MMM d, yyyy z ​

      • Data Source

      • ​For the full list of symbols, including week-in-month, era markers, and specific localization behavior, please refer to the official documentation:
        • ​Android Developer Reference: SimpleDateFormat to change the default to the time and/or date format desired.

7. Select OK to save and return to the page with the object highlighted.
8. Drag the date and/or time to the desired location on the page.
9. Optional: Resize the shortcut by dragging the handles located on the corners of the bounding box.

1. Select the object to be removed by tapping and holding it.
2. Select the Delete icon from the Object Design menu.
   1. Confirm the action in the Remove selections? dialog.
3. The object is removed from the page, leaving the space available for the new shortcut.